Crossover hardcore punks Iron Reagan–who feature Municipal Waste’s frontman Tony Foresta and guitarist Landphil Hall and former Darkest Hour drummer Ryan Parrish–will release their new album ‘The Tyranny of Will’ on September 16 via Relapse Records. While the politically-minded band take on all kinds of important topics on their new album, incluidng Here, Parrish discusses an important topics on their new record, Parrish has a particularly pressing issue on his mind at the moment: proving that Indiana Jones is cooler than Han Solo. Here are his talking points:

5. Indiana Jones gets it on with a lot of hot ladies while Han Solo wastes all of his time on some broad that’s too busy kissing her brother to make him jealous.

4. Indiana Jones doesn’t need a cool means of transportation like the Millennium Falcon to get around. He hops on a plane, kicks back, and lets the map montages whisk him away to his next destination to get laid and be a badass.

3. Who would you rather have as a pal? A buffoonish museum director by the name of Marcus Brody or a a flea-ridden, smelly monster that speaks in howls and grunts while refusing to wear a pair of pants? Pretty obvious here.

Weed-obsessed death-metal band Cannabis Corpse–featuring Municipal Waste bassist/Iron Reagan guitarist Phil Landphil Hall–recently released their new album, ‘From Wisdom to Baked’ (stream the record in its entirety here). So we asked Landphil to share some of his wisdom.

REVOLVER THow long did you spend working on ‘From Wisdom to Baked,’ and what was the most challenging part?PHIL “LANDPHIL” HALL My brother, HallHammer, and I spent about two years writing and recording. Every aspect of writing and recording a death-metal album is a challenge. Especially when you have already previously completed several full-lengths. Part of the challenge is that these days I record everything entirely at my home studio in Richmond, Virginia, so occasionally some roadblocks come up from teaching myself how to use the recording technology. I wanted this album to sound as natural as possible without compromising quality. I also had the luxury of being able to nit-pick the performance of every instrument very thoroughly because of the ability to work at home. Another challenge is trying to keep my cat from deleting things accidentally by walking on my keyboard while I am not looking.

The band started almost as a parody, but it has completely transcended that now. Why do you think that is?
The band was never a parody–from the beginning, it was worship. I started this band as a humorous tribute to my favorite style of music. It has grown from that. I think death-metal listeners out there can tell that a lot of effort is put into making these records as memorable and well made as possible. I love the old-school Burns-era style of death metal and want to bring that feeling into Cannabis Corpse. That music from the early ’90s had such an impact on me as a teenager, and this band is a direct result of that. I feel like our music is just as real as any other band we just make our influences a little more obvious. I think the music is what helps the band transcend the initial, “Is this a joke?” reaction.

“Individual Pot Patterns” features vocals from current Six Feet Under and ex-Cannibal Corpse’s Chris Barnes. How did you get him to be part of the album, and does that mean you have a seal of approval from Cannibal Corpse?
We actually asked Paul from Cannibal if we could do Cannabis Corpse before we recorded the first song. They have been super nice guys about it and have been spotted wearing Cannabis Corpse T-shirts on occasion. I met Chris Barnes while touring with Six Feet Under in the summer of 2013. He was very friendly to us and when I asked him if he would be interested in doing a song he was very cool about it. I love what he did on the album–it might be my favorite song. Working with him is a dream come true, of course, because I am a huge Cannibal Corpse fan and I love Six Feet Under, as well. His vocals are so gnarly. He sounds like a monster.

Other guests include Trevor Strnad from The Black Dahlia Murder and Sean McGrath from Ghoul–why those guys?
They are musicians that I have worked with in the past and are friends of mine. I love collaborating with creative people to hear what ideas come out of it. Trevor actually wrote his own lyrics for the song that he did called “With Their Hash He’ll Create.” It turned out to be one of the best songs on the album.

From album titles to song titles, there are a lot of metal and pot puns. How long does it take you to come up with them or is that just your sense of humor?
We generally come up with a big list of titles and choose the ones that make us laugh the most. I especially like titles that still sound super brutal after a pot pun has been injected. We want the vibe of the title to maintain it’s scariness even after the pot pun has been injected. I am surrounded by hilarious people every day of my life so finding humor in song titles is a snap.

You’re in three bands that tour frequently. The road probably feels like home at this point–do you have any creature comforts you take with you?
These days I bring my laptop and write riffs and record even while I am on tour. I love the fact that I can demo new songs for bands while I am in the back of the van. This luxury is going to increase my creative output 100 percent. I am driven to create music every day of my life. As long as my brain functions, I will be putting out records. I am also thankful that people out there are listening to what I have created, with out the fans I wouldn’t be able to so this.

Favorite weed-related experience?
I have been smoking weed for so long that is almost like asking what my favorite life experience has been! Being stoned and playing a show in front of hundreds of thousands of people has happened on occasion. Smoking weed with people that I admire in the music industry, like Chris Barnes, or just being stoned and enjoying the outdoors on my free time are things that I love about doing what I do. Or getting high and doing an interview like right now.

Have fans offered you any strange substances?
Well, sometimes I will get weed food like brownies or Rice Krispy treats or something. Eating weed always plants me right on my ass. I have had to quit eating weed brownies and stuff because of how insane the buzz can get sometimes.

The weed-themed death-metal band–featuring Municipal Waste bassist/Iron Reagan guitarist Landphil–Cannabis Corpse, will release their new album, From Wisdom to Baked, on June 24 via Season of Mist. In anticipation, the band has teamed up with Revolver to premiere a stream of the entire album right here, right now. Check it out below and let us know what you think in the comments!

]]>http://www.revolvermag.com/news/cannabis-corpse-premiere-new-album-from-wisdom-to-baked.html/feed6Exclusive: Pasadena Napalm Division, Led by Kurt Brecht of D.R.I., Premiere New Self-Titled Albumhttp://www.revolvermag.com/news/exclusive-pasadena-napalm-division-led-by-kurt-brecht-of-d-r-i-premiere-new-self-titled-album.html
http://www.revolvermag.com/news/exclusive-pasadena-napalm-division-led-by-kurt-brecht-of-d-r-i-premiere-new-self-titled-album.html#commentsTue, 21 May 2013 16:00:01 +0000http://www.revolvermag.com/?p=47591Pasadena Napalm Division, the Houston-based thrash-metal outfit that features D.R.I. singer Kurt Brecht and members of Dead Horse, will release their self-titled debut on May 28 via Minus Head Records.”Fans of D.R.I. and Deadhorse will rejoice. PND is what thrash metal should sound like in 2013,” says Brecht. “Working together with some of the members of Texas based cult band Deadhorse, we have come up with some hard-hitting tunes that span genres and will withstand the test of time. I can’t wait to take the Pasadena Napalm Division machine on the road in support of our first LP on Minus Head Records.”The 13-song self-titled release was recorded at the Music Lab in Austin and features guest vocals from Tony Foresta (Municipal Waste) and Argo (Dead Horse).

]]>http://www.revolvermag.com/news/exclusive-pasadena-napalm-division-led-by-kurt-brecht-of-d-r-i-premiere-new-self-titled-album.html/feed3Live Report: The Metal Alliance Tour, with Anthrax, Exodus, Municipal Waste, and Holy Grail, in New York Cityhttp://www.revolvermag.com/news/live-report-the-metal-alliance-tour-with-anthrax-exodus-municipal-waste-and-holy-grail-live-in-new-york-city.html
http://www.revolvermag.com/news/live-report-the-metal-alliance-tour-with-anthrax-exodus-municipal-waste-and-holy-grail-live-in-new-york-city.html#commentsWed, 24 Apr 2013 15:57:08 +0000http://www.revolvermag.com/?p=47587Chris Krovatin is the author of three young adult novels, Heavy Metal & You, Venomous, and Gravediggers: Mountain of Bones. He is currently working on multiple new writing projects, as well as new material with his local New York metal band Flaming Tusk. He is a contributing writer for Revolver and generally comes off as a good-natured pain in everyone’s collective ass. This piece below represents his opinions–and probably only his opinions.

Irving Plaza, New York. Saturday, April 20.

Date of this concert: 4/20.And how are we today: Dave’s not here, man.Journalists’ favorite thing to hear at a will-call window: “You’re not on any of the lists we have.”Even better: “Absolutely, sorry for the inconvenience,” 15 minutes later.Backpatch of the night: The one of spiraling Pantera logos, on the back of a chick.Cost of a 24 oz. Bud Light tall boy at Irving Plaza: $13.Cost of a Genesee Cream Ale: $5.Number of Genesees consumed upon arrival: 3.How you doing there, buddy: What’s a buddy?First up: Holy Grail from California.Sounds like: Just, man, just fucking great.Surprise of the night: While not my favorite record, Holy Grail’s latest, Ride the Void, sounds absolutely awesome live.Favorite Holy Grail track of the night: The always-awesome closer, “Fight to Kill.”Favorite piece of merch available: Municipal Waste’s shirt featuring a chick shotgunning a beer through some dude’s perforated head.Least favorite aspect of Irving Plaza: The No Re-Entry policy. Such horseshit.Second least favorite aspect of Irving Plaza: The lukewarm half-bunned hot dog I’m forced to eat due to aforementioned No Re-Entry policy.Up next: Shadows Fall from Massachusetts.Band Shadows Fall is replacing on this tour, on 4/20: High on Fire.Resulting emotion: I hate you, Shadows Fall. I hate you more than any band, ever.Even Megadeth?: I could never hate a band more than Megadeth.Brilliant observation of the night: Shadows Fall frontman Brian Fair’s dreads must be cumbersome to headbang like that.Sad moment of the night: What, no “Crushing Belial?” No “Fleshhold?”Favorite crowd spotting of the night: Municipal Waste’s Tony Forresta, charging past me. Huh, dude looks pissed.What Tony Forresta is probably pissed about: This BULLSHIT NO RE-ENTRY POLICY, most likely.On that note, we have: Municipal Waste from Richmond, Virginia.Headbanger: Face rip.Number of seconds into the Waste’s set before a cloud of smoke rises from the crowd: 2.6.Number of dugout hits taken: 5.What’s going on, man: Everyone’s beautiful. Thrash metal is just so fucking beautiful.Favorite Municipal Waste track of the set: The crushing power of “The Thrashin’ of the Christ.”Interesting stage banter: Tony Forresta calling Anthrax “the hometown heroes.” I never think of Anthrax as a New York band these days.Reasons for not thinking of Anthrax as an NYC band: 40% Scott Ian living in LA, 60% Joey Belladonna’s tan.Tip for the burgeoning partier: Headbanging plus multiple beers plus herbal refreshment equals feeling like you’re going to pass out midway through a show.Follow-up tip: Never get old.Two left, next we got: Exodus.From:New Zealand. The Bay Area, you fucking mook.Hilarious sight of the night: A bunch of sweaty thrashers throwing up the horns and screaming the phrase “SADO-SEXUAL VIOLEEEENCE!”Catty observation of the night: Frontman Rob Dukes has packed on a few pounds.Further catty observations: Rob, who you pointing at? Is that even a stage move?All that said: Rob Dukes is, in my opinion, Exodus’ best frontman.Awesome track of the night: All of them. But especially “Fabulous Disaster.”Admission of the night: I could give a fuck about “Bonded by Blood.”One band left, you OK there, pal: I think I gotta go to the hospital.And finally: Anthrax, from NYC, which everyone keeps reminding me.Specialty of the night: Anthrax are playing Among the Living in its entirety.Big impressive moment of the night: Wow, Joey Belladonna sounds a lot better now than he did on that reunion tour all those years ago!Hot damn: I can’t believe I ever doubted the dude. He’s killing it.However: I am now reminded that not all of Among the Living is that good.All that said: WAR DANCE!End of the night: A blast of fresh air and a straight-up canon being sparked the minute I leave.What else you got going on?: There are other things?

For the show portion, GWAR will be supported by Municipal Waste, Corrosion of Conformity, Pig Destroyer and many more.

GWAR loves barbeque so much that they can show off their newly released barbeque sauce at the event. The band said the formula of GWAR-B-Q is “mostly made out of the blood of really hot chicks. It was a terrible waste of fine ass, but ultimately worth it because this sauce is absolutely delicious.”

The event is scheduled for Saturday August 17 in Richmond, VA.

]]>http://www.revolvermag.com/news/gwar-announce-details-for-annual-gwar-b-q.html/feed0Photos: Anthrax, Exodus, High on Fire, Municipal Waste, and Holy Grail Live in Los Angeleshttp://www.revolvermag.com/featured/photos-anthrax-exodus-high-on-fire-municipal-waste-and-holy-grail-live-in-los-angeles.html
http://www.revolvermag.com/featured/photos-anthrax-exodus-high-on-fire-municipal-waste-and-holy-grail-live-in-los-angeles.html#commentsFri, 29 Mar 2013 17:15:36 +0000http://www.revolvermag.com/?p=46512On March 27, the Metal Alliance tour swept through L.A., hitting the House of Blues in West Hollywood. Anthrax topped the bill, supported by Exodus, High on Fire, Municipal Waste, and Holy Grail. The headliners were joined in their set by special guests Chuck D of Public Enemy and guitar legends Slash. Our own Stephanie Cabral was there to catch the action. Check out her photos below and let us know what you think in the comments.
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]]>http://www.revolvermag.com/featured/photos-anthrax-exodus-high-on-fire-municipal-waste-and-holy-grail-live-in-los-angeles.html/feed0Review: Iron Reagan – Worse Than Deadhttp://www.revolvermag.com/reviews/review-iron-reagan-worse-than-dead.html
http://www.revolvermag.com/reviews/review-iron-reagan-worse-than-dead.html#commentsMon, 18 Mar 2013 13:00:03 +0000http://www.revolvermag.com/?p=45218Featuring Municipal Waste vocalist Tony Foresta and bassist Land Phil (on guitar) alongside two former members of Darkest Hour, Iron Reagan revive the pissed-off political punk/thrash crossover of the ’80s, exhuming none other than the Gipper—every punk’s favorite presidential punching bag—for their namesake. Worse than Dead packs 19 short, sharp shocks like “Eyes Piss Tears,” “Drop the Gun,” and “Eat Shit and Live” into under 25 minutes, leaving absolutely no room for filler—or even breathing. Loaded with monster mosh riffs and airtight thrash gallops crowned with Foresta’s rapid-fire delivery, Iron Reagan deliver a circle-pit soundtrack for the ages. J. BENNETT
]]>http://www.revolvermag.com/reviews/review-iron-reagan-worse-than-dead.html/feed0Exclusive: Iron Reagan–Featuring Members of Municipal Waste and Suppression–Premiere New Album, Worse than Deadhttp://www.revolvermag.com/news/exclusive-iron-reagan-featuring-members-of-municipal-waste-and-suppression-premiere-new-album-worse-than-dead.html
http://www.revolvermag.com/news/exclusive-iron-reagan-featuring-members-of-municipal-waste-and-suppression-premiere-new-album-worse-than-dead.html#commentsThu, 14 Mar 2013 16:00:27 +0000http://www.revolvermag.com/?p=43669

Today, Revolver is proud to premiere the debut LP, Worse than Dead, from Richmond, Virginia’s Iron Reagan. Featuring Tony Foresta (vocals) and Phil “LandPhil” Hall (guitar) of Municipal Waste and Paul Burnette (bass) and Ryan Parish of Supression (drums), both also formerly of Darkest Hour, the band will release the album on March 19 via A389 Records and Magic Bullet Records. Check it out below, as well as a track-by-track discussion of standout songs by Foresta, and let us know what you think in the comments.

“Drop the Gun” TONY FORESTA I’m not one that’s big on attending protests and such but there was some serious bullshit going down last year with Virginia Legislature trying to pass two really insane bills that pretty much denied women in Virginia their reproductive rights. It was pretty crazy. The protest I was at was on the states capitol and had 31 women arrested and carried off to jail during a peaceful protest. One of those police officers that was hog tying and carrying some of these women away was also herself a women. I was pretty shocked that someone could do something like that. Did she even know that these women were standing up for her? So yeah, that’s what that song is about.

“I Predict the Death of Harold Camping”It seems like the end of the world is supposed to happen every three months or so nowadays. Harold Camping was one of the Christian nut jobs that used his false predictions to cash in on peoples fears. He also predicted that the world was going to end the day after my birthday. That would have been one hell of a hangover for me had it been true.

“Cycle of Violence”
This song’s conceptual premise stemmed from the insanity happening in Syria. It’s about the way in which our human society thrives on the day-in-and-day-out administration of violence upon ourselves and others. It’s a shame that such measures have to be taken by either one person or by a nation of people to defend their human rights or deem their choice of religious practice the utmost truth. For us, it’s fucking scarier that those motives are the driving force behind majority of violent acts because it depressingly puts all of the free thinking world at risk of falling victim to senseless acts of brutality, i.e. 9-11, Syria, etc.

“Eyes Piss Tears”
This song is kind of a fun one about a horrifying experience that happened to Phil and I while we on tour. To make a long story short, we both were woken up to “You guys gotta get the fuck out of here, the cops are coming!” only to realize we were sleeping in the middle of a bizarre crime scene involving an elderly women, her granddaughter, an extremely inebriated crust punk, and a lot of pee pee.

“We Know You’re Hiding”
This song was a blast to write musically. We wanted to put into it as many homages to our roots and influences as we could, so, that’s why we have a breakdown, fast-paced stops, and a rhythmic vocal pattern! Lyrically, it’s about internet trolls and how they spend all of their time fighting their battles behind a keyboard rather than giving positive reinforcement to those bands or people in which they respect.

“Paycheck”
Phil wrote the lyrics to this song. I really like the angle he went with this one. Basically the lyrics are taken from the point of view of a disgruntled video-game henchman. Remember those low level guys from Double Dragon that would get whipped up and beaten every game? Didn’t you ever wonder why someone would submit their lives to do such a thing on a regular basis? What was their story? This song’s is portraying the point of view of a person like that. It’s also a metaphor from where we are today as people in our every day society as a whole.

“Bodies”
This is simple. Women have the right to choose who, what, when, where, why, and how when it comes to their body and mind. Invasive practices on a woman’s reproductive organ is not only inhumane and barbaric, but it’s also downright senseless and grotesque. Live your life, have your beliefs, and adapt your ideological practices into your life the best way you see fit, but in return, harness the human emotion of compassion and let others live and thrive the same way. No old man in a business suit has any right to force any woman on this planet into motherhood. It’s not just Women’s Rights at that point, it’s Human Rights.

“Two Examples”
“How easily misconstrued gun advocacy, gun control, and gun regulation seems to be in this country. It’s a not a matter of trampling your Second Amendment rights, it’s honestly just an easy issue of amending it. To sum it up: Necessity. Think about it. I’m not a God-fearing man but what is the one deadly sin out of the seven that absolutely frowns upon stuffing your face with relentless amounts of food? Gluttony. There’s something to be learned from that. You don’t need an arsenal to keep you safe. Hell, you don’t need semi-automatic weapons and clips that hold thousands of rounds. All you need is the knowledge, the know-how, the respect, and the training needed to fire a simple handgun/rifle safely and effectively. This song doesn’t condemn the rights of gun-holders nor does it condemn the possession of firearms in this country. It’s sole purpose is to make you, the gun consumer, aware that when you conveniently place an order on the internet for weapons that can cause serious damage and destruction with little to no regulation or difficulty, the odds of some nut bag placing that same exact order in any–or your–small-town-America is alarming. Bottom line, those loose stipulations need to be radically challenged and amended. Gun reform can’t wait any longer.

“Snake Chopper”
We like this song a lot because it features guest vocals from our friend Thomas Linburg–At The Gates, Disfear, Skitsystem. This is also your Mom’s favorite song on the album.

“Walking Out”
Am sure the majority of the people reading this have worked at least one shitty job in their life. I can’t even keep track of the amount of awful jobs I’ve worked over the years. I’ve worked jobs from dishwashing at a hippie bar, mowing lawn to even working as a shoe salesman at Sears. I’ve pretty much done whatever it takes at wherever I could to get by. Working at such places sets you up for a lot of abuse from a lot of people way more ignorant than you. This song is about the satisfaction you get from realizing you would rather go broke for another month then take any more of their shit. Walking out and leaving them stranded with your workload is a great feeling sometimes.

]]>http://www.revolvermag.com/news/exclusive-iron-reagan-featuring-members-of-municipal-waste-and-suppression-premiere-new-album-worse-than-dead.html/feed4Anthrax, Exodus Announced for 2013 Metal Alliance Tourhttp://www.revolvermag.com/news/anthrax-exodus-announced-for-2013-metal-alliance-tour.html
http://www.revolvermag.com/news/anthrax-exodus-announced-for-2013-metal-alliance-tour.html#commentsMon, 17 Dec 2012 20:49:44 +0000http://www.revolvermag.com/?p=42375Thrash legends Anthrax have officially been announced as the headliners for the 2013 edition of the Metal Alliance Tour. The band will be packing a special treat for fans, as they plan to perform their classic 1987 album Among the Living in its entirety.

“Holy crap am I so excited about this year’s Metal Alliance Tour,” said Scott Ian. “It’s been a great year and a half for us since Worship Music came out and to cap it off with a Grammy nomination. This is such a perfect lineup. To make this tour even more special, we will be playing our Among The Living record in its entirety. I can’t wait to play “Horror Of It All”! Come on out and worship with us my friends. You do not want to miss this.”

Rounding out the lineup for the festival’s third incarnation will be fellow thrash legends Exodus, along with Virginia’s Municipal Waste and California’s Holy Grail.